<h4>Tool</h4><table border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><b>Name</b></td><td valign="top">Convert Vertex Type (2D/3D)</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>ID</b></td><td valign="top">23</td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><b>Author</b></td><td valign="top">Volker Wichmann (c) 2013, LASERDATA GmbH</td></tr></table><hr><h4>Description</h4>The tool allows one to convert the vertex type of shapes from 'XY' (2D) to 'XYZ/M' (3D) and vice versa. The conversion from 3D to 2D is not lossless for lines and polygons, as only the Z/M value of one vertex can be retained (currently that of the last vertex).

<hr><h4>Parameters</h4><table border="1" width="100%" valign="top" cellpadding="5" rules="all"><tr><th>Name</th><th>Type</th><th>Identifier</th><th>Description</th><th>Constraints</th></tr>
<tr><th colspan="5">Input</th></tr><tr><td>Input </td><td>Shapes (input)</td><td>INPUT</td><td>The shapefile to convert.</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Output</th></tr><tr><td>Output</td><td>Shapes (output)</td><td>OUTPUT</td><td>The converted shapefile.</td><td></td></tr><tr><th colspan="5">Options</th></tr><tr><td>Z</td><td>Table field</td><td>FIELD_Z</td><td>Field with z-coordinate information.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M</td><td>Table field</td><td>FIELD_M</td><td>Field with measure information.</td><td></td></tr></table>